If you gave me a fresh carnationI would only crush it's tender petalsWith me you'll have no escapeAnd at the same time there'll be nowhere to settleI trample down all life in my wakeI eat it up and take the cakeI just avert my eyes to the painOf someone's loss helping my gain

If you gave me a dream for my pocketYou'd be plugging in the wrong socketWith me there's no room for the futureWith me there's no room with a view at all

I am out of season all year aroundHear machinery roar to my empty soundTouch my heart and feel winterHold my hand and be doomed forever

If you gave me a fresh carnationI would only crush it's tender petalsWith me you'll have no escapeAnd at the same time there'll be nowhere to settleAnd if you're wondering by now who I amLook no further than the mirrorCause I am the greed and fearAnd every ounce of hate in you